Happy February, readers! As part of our mission to promote awareness and mature discussions of third parties and independent candidates, Independent Political Report hosts a monthly open thread.…
Posts published in February 2023
Michigan – A case study in parallel universes: Two groups of people believe they are the officers of the Libertarian Party of Michigan (LPM), and both will be holding conventions on April 1st 2023 (not joking).…
Rage Against the War Machine, the anti-war rally taking place later this month in Washington, D.C., has attracted significant criticism following a key guest speaker’s inclusion and subsequent exclusion.…
Political independents and major party critics from across the country meet in Texas later this spring for what they call the “greatest convergence of independents in US history.”…
The original “Squad” of DSA members elected as Democrats included Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). The Squad then picked up Cori Bush (D-Mo.),…
The Green Party of the United States adopted a resolution to support Rage Against the War Machine over the weekend, joining the Libertarian Party and the People’s Party in calling an end to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, abolishing the CIA, and disbanding NATO, among other demands.…
The LNC has now voted and passed a motion
Motion: Move that the LNC direct the Party Chair to send a cease and desist letter to Mr.
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Tony Jones, a member of the Reform Party, was appointed to the Narragansett, Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission in late January. According to an official statement released by the Reform Party, he is the fourth person supported by the Reform Party to be “elected or appointed to a public office in the past nine months.”…
Libertarian National Committee Vice Chair Joshua Smith officially announced his resignation on social media Monday afternoon, confirming rumors that had spread in the week before that he would be leaving the Committee.…